Waching daily Jun 2 2017

Manchester United target Antoine Griezmann all-but confirms he is staying at Atletico Madrid

Antoine Griezmann has all-but confirmed he is staying at Atletico Madrid this summer, quashing rumours of an £86million move to Manchester United.

The French striker has been consistently linked with a transfer to Old Trafford, but Atleticos ban on signing players has seemingly put an end to any rumours.

Taking to Twitter on Thursday evening, Griezmann shared a picture of himself in an Atletico shirt, alongside the caption: Now more than ever #Atleti #AllTogether. Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook.

As Sportsmail reported earlier in the day, United had already cooled their interest in the forward, with attention turning to a new No 9 instead.

They are targeting the likes of Evertons Romelu Lukaku and Alvaro Morata of Real Madrid to fill the void of Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

United are admirers of Griezmann but the France international is seen more as a No 10 who can play off the main forward and Jose Mourinho wants to focus recruitment on bringing in a more orthodox centre forward.

Atletico are set to give Griezmann a new contract at the club, with the Frenchmans agent Inaki Ibanez already sitting on an offer believed to be around £8.